I was surprised at how much sleep I had manged to get in the dorm room. The super creaky floors hadn't woke me up too much too often. I had read online that it could be murder to get a shower as the bathroom for my room was in the kitchen and therefore used by all and sundry, who also had bathrooms in their rooms, which we didn't. However getting up pretty early solved that problem. I also had a very healthy breakfast of a pork pie, gotta enjoy them while I can as I won't be able to get them on my return to Asia. My plan for this morning was to head to Dean Village. I knew nothing about it, but the girl on reception had recommended it and said it was a short ... read more

My flight wasn't leaving from the airport in Baltimore until the early evening, meaning that I had the morning to do some more sightseeing. I had been looking online for more free tours, I've become a bit addicted to them, and found one for Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery is a short subway ride out of the city and it didn't take me too long to get there. I met the tour group at the office at the entrance to the cemetery and from there we headed inside. Arlington National Cemetery is a 624 acres military cemetery, which was established in 1864. The dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried here since the Civil War, and the dead from earlier battles have been re-interred in the cemetery. Private William Henry Christman of Pennsylvania was the ... read more

It was an early start as I had a walking tour booked for the morning. I was doing a four hour walking tour covered all the sights of the National Mall and the Tidal Basin. After a quick breakfast, I took the metro to Federal Square and from there walked to the meeting point. Once again, there were two tour guides as the tour was very popular. We started just across from the Washington Monument, so we headed over there first. The monument was built in 1884 and was at that time the world's tallest building. It commemorates the USA's first president. The structure is impressive. We got to get a bit closer and I loved taking photos of the monument with the sun in sky. We could also see the White House across the road. ... read more

We headed back into the downtown this morning. We had booked to go on a boat cruise so headed to the wharf. We had a bit of time to wait and it was so hot, that we hid in the shade, until we saw people starting to head out onto the boat. The cruise lasted about an hour and a half and we sailed up and down the Cooper River. Our guide was very knowledgeable. I think he had been a history teacher before retiring and starting to work on the river cruises, he had a good head for all the dates and facts. It was really enjoyable to watch the scenery go by. We saw the houses that lined the shore, the same pretty and ugly ones we had seen the day before from land. ... read more

The drive from Savannah to Charles, our next destination would only take about two and half hours, so we decided to break it up and stop along the way. While researching, we found that Beaufort looked like a good place to stop, so we all decided that this would be a good place to break the journey and let us explore a little more of South Carolina. It only took us about an hour to reach Beaufort. We were also unsure how to pronounce the name 'Bewfort' or 'Bofort', I went for 'Bofort' and my friends for 'Bewfort'. The main place that we wanted to see was the Old Sheldon Church Ruins, which were in the opposite direction to the main town of Beaufort. We decided to head there first as we really wanted to see ... read more